Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura

Chessable Masters Winners · 2025 · Two Knights Defense · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Chessable Masters Winners
Site chess.com INT
Round 5.1
Date 2025.02.21
Opening Two Knights Defense (C55)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r3r3/P5pk/3P3p/5Q2/4pp2/q6P/5BP1/1R3N1K b - - 1 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 h6
  5. 5.O-O Bc5
  6. 6.c3 d6
  7. 7.Nbd2 O-O
  8. 8.h3 Bb6
  9. 9.Re1 a5
  10. 10.a4 Be6
  11. 11.b3 Re8
  12. 12.Bb5 Bd7
  13. 13.Nc4 Bc5
  14. 14.Bd2 Ba7
  15. 15.Bxc6 Bxc6
  16. 16.Nxa5 Bxf2+
  17. 17.Kxf2 Rxa5
  18. 18.b4 Ra8
  19. 19.b5 Bd7
  20. 20.c4 c6
  21. 21.Kg1 Be6
  22. 22.a5 Nd7
  23. 23.Kh1 cxb5
  24. 24.cxb5 Nc5
  25. 25.Ra3 Bd7
  26. 26.Qb1 Ne6
  27. 27.a6 bxa6
  28. 28.bxa6 Nc5
  29. 29.a7 Qc7
  30. 30.Qa1 Bb5
  31. 31.Be3 Nxd3
  32. 32.Rb1 Bc4
  33. 33.Nd2 d5
  34. 34.exd5 f5
  35. 35.Qc3 e4
  36. 36.Qxc4 Qg3
  37. 37.Nf1 Nf2+
  38. 38.Bxf2 Qxa3
  39. 39.d6+ Kh7
  40. 40.Qd5 f4
  41. 41.Qf5+

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